My first love is (besides my family which always comes first ;) www.Gymbohaven.com - a line identification and informational site for moms who love the Gymboree brand clothing. I started the site years ago for myself but it just grew out of control and into Gymbohaven. Our newsletter goes out to 12,000+ moms right now :)

My second love is reading - as you can tell on the far right, there's tons of books I've read, reviewed, reading at the moment and wanting to read. Let me know your thoughts on them!

My last love is collecting fairies - the rocker kind. I've got the coolest collection thanks to my family and friends. Mike even got me one from England when he was stationed over there and its all pewter and stands about 12inches high.

Our final tile choice and the before of the awful wallpaper backsplash before it came tumbling down lol

The tile before the grout - I bought the appoxy glue, the spreader, the grout, the grout spreader and the tile... less than a $100! You can see in the pictures below I had to add blue boxes inside the outlets to make the faceplates for the outlets to sit on top of the tile or they were going to have huge spaces and too long a screw to buy to get them to stay on lol

Sunday, August 7, 2011

OK this is definitely turning into a preteen series lol - the one where there's no real action for moms to worry about. 3/4 of the way through the book I finished it with the thought, not going to continue reading, Ambers fine reading these on her own and she'll love them. That's what I do, pre read her books to make sure they are ok. Sorry I don't need her reading about sex or urges or drugs or nothing. I'd like to keep my innocent kid - shes informed but only by us and we are blunt enough that the books don't need to follow through with anything else lol.

Anyways - its a great series and I know another one will be coming out soon - so for pre teens - they will LOVE it! I also like the fact that in this book she finally gets to share her secrets :)

From the Author:The morbidly monotonous Dullsville has finally become the most exciting place on earth now that Raven is madly in love with her hot vampire boyfriend Alexander, and a crew of vampires has taken residence in Dullsville's old mill. Raven discovers Jagger's plan to open a new club, The Crypt, right here in Dullsville. But is it her dream come true, or her worst nightmare? Raven and Alexander have to figure out what the nefarious vampire has in store for Dullsville's teen and vampire population. Can Raven convince Jagger to listen to her plans to make the Crypt the morbidly magnificent dance club it could be? Will it be safe for mortals and vampires alike?

And as Sebastian and Luna's relationship heats up, Raven wonders about her own amorous fate: Will Alexander ever turn her? Does he crave her and does he want to spend eternity together? And what does she really want?

With cryptic secrets and cravings, this eighth installment in the Vampire Kisses series is a romantic and mysterious thrill ride.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

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Nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of moms with sandwich-loving kids say they serve their families the favorites they ate growing up!** Hellmann's® wants to help you pass your favorites along and inspire the next generation of sandwich lovers.

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